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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain |
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determinations regarding medical staff privileges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 241.101, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) The process used to determine whether to grant or deny |
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medical staff privileges or to renew or modify medical staff |
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privileges must be an objective process during which criteria |
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adopted by the hospital for that purpose are applied in a consistent |
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manner to each person requesting medical staff privileges or the |
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renewal or modification of medical staff privileges. |
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(g) A hospital's [bylaw] requirements for staff privileges, |
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including requirements contained in the hospital's bylaws or any |
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other hospital policy, may require a physician, podiatrist, or |
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dentist to document the person's current clinical competency and |
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professional training and experience in the medical procedures for |
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which privileges are requested. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |